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Custom Simple Rss vs GN Publisher: Google News Compatible RSS Feeds

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Active-install trajectory

Custom Simple Rss moved down one install band, 2K+ to 1K+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Custom Simple Rss	GN Publisher: Google News Compatible RSS Feeds
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	1K–2K	20K–30K ✓
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-50%	0% ✓
Overall health	D · 49	A · 90 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	3/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	86/100	92/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	4.4★	4.6★ ✓
Reviews	14	29 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	43/100	97/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	5.6y ago	today ✓
Downloads · 30d	361	3.7K ✓
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.2%	2.6% ✓
Category	Content & Feeds	Content & Feeds

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Custom Simple RssGN Publisher: Google News Compatible RSS Feeds

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.